After finally getting to see Red Rocks for the first time with the four-night Phish run, I’m instantly drawn to the Monolith Festival given the location and the lineup this year. There’s some really solid stuff on the bill, but there’s enough overlap in the coming months that I think I’ll get to see most of these artists in another setting, albeit nothing like the iconic Red Rocks Ampitheatre. I had an incredible time at the venue itself, so throw in some of the best indie bands of the moment and you’ve got yourself a solid two-day festival.
MONOLITH FESTIVAL presented by Esurance returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 12th and 13th with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs headlining Saturday night, and The Mars Volta topping the bill on Sunday. The festival debuted in 2007 as the first multi-day, multi-stage festival ever held at Red Rocks – Colorado’s beloved outdoor venue. Monolith was instantly adopted as an indie fan favorite and a staple of the summer festival season.
Tickets on sale now at www.monolithfestival.com.
Single Day tickets are on sale now for $59.50
2-day Passes are on sale now for $110.00
VIP Passes are on sale now for $225.00
2009 Monolith Festival Lineup
Saturday, September 12
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Girl Talk
Of Montreal
M. Ward
DOOM
The Walkmen
OK Go
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Frightened Rabbit
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
Hollywood Holt + Million $ Mano
Starf*cker
The Love Language
Thunderheist
Woodhands
These United States
Cymbals Eat Guitars
The Antlers
Generationals
Cotton Jones
Speakeasy Tiger
Gregory Alan Isakov
Lydia
The Answering Machine
Roadside Graves
Caitlin Rose
Autovaughn
Avi Buffalo
The Depreciation Guild
Boulder Acoustic Society
Wendy Darling
Sunday, September 13
The Mars Volta
MSTRKRFT
Method Man & Redman
Chromeo
Rahzel
The Dandy Warhols
Phoenix
The Glitch Mob
Passion Pit
The Thermals
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Monotonix
The Grates
HEALTH
Deer Tick
The Twilight Sad
The Features
Spindrift
Bad Veins
Stars of Track and Field
Savoy
Tigercity
Beats Antique
French Horn Rebellion
Royal Bangs
The Pirate Signal
Neon Indian
Anni Rossi
The Knew
A Shoreline Dream
Jim McTurnan & the Kids That Killed the Man
Rachel Goodrich
Red Wire Black Wire
